Well, I have been consuming lots of information lately, and I have been experimenting with numerous new things, as well. But I haven't been able to bring myself to start posting about it. I blame it on some sort of ambivalence, aggravated with despair...
I despair at the ridiculous stuff I see every day on the web. The more information I consume, the more I become aware of (and repulsed by) the many, many "one-eyed men" devoted to self-aggrandizement. Pontificating to the "blind" appears to be the surest path to web fame these days, and that saddens me. Where to begin?
See that is the problem, as I even now begin to push myself into the web dialog, I find myself confronted (as I always have been) by my obsessive interest in primary sources; in direct knowledge and understanding. However, "bloggers" are merely secondary sources BUT FOR the quality of their original contribution to the underlying concepts, information, themes, etc., that they "categorize".
So, maybe for today I won't mention names, but I doubt I can keep that promise long term. And hopefully, I can overcome my semi-righteous anger and, you know, "focus on the positive." To that end, I will be creating a separate "rant" site, in search of release and relief.
Thanks for going on a short ramble with me...
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